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Successful Ventures Between Minority-serving Institutions and Majority Institutions

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, October 26, 2008

Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) are recognized in many circles for their ability to nurture and empower students of color.  Because of their faculty's strong dedication to teaching and mentoring, they are particularly good at sending students to graduate school.  However, at times, our nation's MSIs do not have the fiscal resources to offer

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The Fisk Jubilee Singers -- A Student's Experience

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, October 14, 2008

In this week’s blog entry, I want to share the words of one of my wonderful graduate students.  His name is Jameel Scott and he is in the masters program in higher education here at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education.  Jameel is a graduate of Morehouse College. 

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The NCLBification of Higher Education

by Dr. Emery Petchauer, September 22, 2008

One of the most significant yet subtle ways that the No Child Left Behind Act has affected higher education is by shaping the requirements for students intending to become teachers. In this way, although NCLB is a federal act directed at K-12 education, its effects have traveled up the educational

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Affirmative Action is Still Relevant and Needed

by Dr. Elwood Watson, September 18, 2008

       A few weeks ago, the anti-affirmative action ballot measure in Arizona that was supported by Republican presidential candidate John McCain and Black conservative opportunist and hypocrite Ward Connerly failed to garner enough support to be placed on the ballot. Earlier this year, a similar referendum in Oklahoma faced a

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Advising Students to the Ph.D.: Are We Equitable in Our Support?

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, September 15, 2008

A recent report published in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education states that Ph.D. completion varies by gender and race.  Specifically, the 10-year completion rate for Whites was 55 percent, for Hispanics it was 51 percent, for Asian Americans it was 50 percent and for African Americans the rate was only

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Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Journalist Janet Roach reports on the Diverse-sponsored panel discussion, “The Critical Role of Mentoring in Increasing Graduates and Faculty of Color”. The panel discussion was held in Washington, D.C. during the 98th annual conference of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.


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